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September 2020 Release Notes: Minimum stay through support, Booking Engine updates and more!
September 2020 Release Notes: Minimum stay through support, Booking Engine updates and more!

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New in Channel Manager

Minimum stay through support for Agoda & Lastminute.com

The Minimum stay through feature limits availability by specifying a number of nights that must be booked for stays that include the restriction date in any part of the stay date range. To turn on the feature, select “Yes” for use min stay through in the channel settings tab.

New in Booking Engine

New Desktop Checkout Experience

New Desktop checkout

We’re really excited about the work happening on our checkout experience across the Booking Engine, including the launch of a new checkout experience for desktop. This includes a clear cart style checkout, three easy steps to complete a reservation, clear booking summary and cancellation policy information plus much more!

Customise room order

Now you can order rooms and rates based on your preference through a simple drag and drop. Try it out in your booking engine extranet. Go to Setup > Display Preferences > Room types and select Customise room order.

Flexible Cancellation Policy

Free Cancellation Option

Get more eyes and more bookings with Google Hotel Ads (GHA) new free cancellation filter highlighting which hotel rates are refundable when users are looking to book.

All rates configured with free cancellation in the Booking Engine will appear in GHA when the filter is turned on. Learn how to set up and use cancellations here.

Not yet visible on GHA? Take advantage of providing this reassurance to guests with Demand Plus, a zero effort and zero-risk product. Only pay a commission on completed stays!

Activate Demand Plus in your Booking Engine extranet - Setup > Integrations

New Connections added

New OTA connections

There are a number of new channels available to connect to your channel manager. For a full list of available channels, please visit our Online Travel Agencies page.

  • Travia GDS

  • HyperGuest

  • Roibos

  • HReservations

  • Net Affinity IBE

  • iperbooking

New PMS connections

There are a number of new Property Management Systems (PMS) to connect to your channel manager. For a full list of available PMS, please visit our PMS Finder page here.

  • Spectra Systems

  • OwlNest

  • HOP

  • Host Tempo

  • Jazotel

  • RevControl

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